Jamie Lam

New piece! “Sungold”, oil on canvas, 20x16 in

Hooded orioles are one of my favorite birds to spot in my backyard. Now that autumn is in full swing, they’ve made their way south, but I look forward to seeing them again next year☀️

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Happy Halloween 🎃👻🦇 Have a spooky one, y’all!

Throwback from a couple years ago. Death’s head moth and nightshade, 9x12 oil on canvas

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Day 15. Ringed kingfisher

Super behind with #birdtober but at least I made it to the halfway point 😅 Kingfishers are pretty cool birds. We get belted kingfishers in my area, always exciting to spot one 🪶

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Oo thanks for the tip! I’ll have to try that!

Day 14. Costa’s hummingbird

Hummingbirds are so adorable but also deceptively hard to paint 😮‍💨 I had such a hard time trying to capture the texture and iridescence of the feathers.

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Day 13. Grey heron

Slowly but surely making my way through #birdtober 🪶 I love herons. They are so elegant, but also look so bizarre the more you look at them 👀

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Day 12. Gyrfalcon

Almost halfway through #birdtober 🪶 Such a cool bird, like the bird version of a snow leopard. I got to see one in captivity when I visited Newfoundland this summer, absolutely stunning 🤩

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Day 11. Arctic tern

A few days behind, but slowly making my way through #birdtober 🪶

Terns are one of my favorite seabirds to observe. I love how sleek and streamlined they look. It’s so fun watching them dive for fish.

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Practicing textures for my scientific illustration class.

Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) shell and unknown feather from my backyard 🦪🪶 Graphite on bristol

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Thank you! Your art is so cool!

Day 10. Kalij pheasant

One day behind for #birdtober but hopefully I can catch up soon. I had fun drawing this bird. It reminds me of a dinosaur 🦖

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that eye is super funky! never seen anything like it lol

Day 9. White-crested helmetshrike

Such a unique-looking bird for today’s #birdtober 🐦 I’ve really been enjoying the prompts this year. So many species I’ve never seen or heard of before! 🪶

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thank you! yes that would be amazing haha

Day 8. Diamond fire-tailed finch

A neat finch for today’s #birdtober prompt! Australia has some pretty cool birds. I hope to visit there someday 🦘

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Day 7. Common loon

Made it through one week of #birdtober 😄 I finally got to see a loon irl this summer when I visited Newfoundland. We heard them well before we spotted them lol

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Day 6. Green pigeon

Just a quick sketch today for #birdtober 🐦 I love Columbids. They are so derpy and cute

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Sharing another assignment from my scientific illustration class! A passion fruit vine from my garden 🌱

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Oooo cool! Can’t wait to see yours!

Day 5. Javan green magpie

Here’s today’s #birdtober prompt! Such a colorful and goofy looking bird 💚

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Day 4. Wyandotte chicken

Another one down for #birdtober 🐓 This is a cool-looking chicken. My dream is to have my own flock of chickens one day.

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Day 3. Boreal chickadee

Squeezing in today #birdtober entry before I go to bed lol. A cute lil borb 🐣

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Day 2. Venezuelan troupial

Made it to day 2 of #birdtober 🦜 I haven’t heard of this species before, but what a cool looking bird! Reminds me of the hooded orioles we get in Southern California 🧡

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Day 1. Banded penguin 🐧

Squeezing in my entry for the first day of #birdtober 🪶This is a Magellanic penguin I saw during my trip to Ushuaia, Argentina last year 🤍🖤

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Week 2 of SIDP with @gretchen.halpert ! We’re focusing on light and shadow this week. I’ve always struggled with cast shadows and shading confidently, so this was a helpful exercise

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